MSC IN HISTORY AND THEORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
This unique interdisciplinary programme draws upon expertise in History, Philosophy, Psychology and Science Studies to examine the nature of psychological knowledge and its relationship to science and society.
Topics covered include:
- Critical Social Psychology
- History of Madness
- History of Unorthodox Psychology
- Mind, Body and Consciousness
- Mind, Language and Embodied Cognition
The programme is intended for Psychology graduates interested in the new and growing area of Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology, and for graduates of History, Philosophy and Sociology interested in the significance of psychological knowledge to their own disciplines. It will provide training in methodology appropriate to the discipline concerned and, therefore, a firm basis for further postgraduate (typically PhD) study in any of these disciplines.
No prior experience of historical and theoretical issues in Psychology is assumed.
For more information, visit:
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MSC IN VISUAL COGNITION
The MSc Programme in Visual Cognition, is a full-time one-year taught MSc programme. The programme provides intensive, advanced graduate-level study in the field of visual cognition and psychological research skills, and forms a strong basis for further (typically PhD) study. The programme covers research methods, major approaches to visual cognition (including behavioural, computational, and neural approaches), and core topics in human visual cognition. The programme is intended for graduate psychologists or those who have studied or worked in related cognitive science disciplines who wish to pursue a research-oriented career.
The Visual Cognition MSc Programme draws on many disciplines within the University, including Psychology, Philosophy, Informatics and Neuroscience. A central focus of the programme is a treatment of human vision as an active process engaging sensory, cognitive, and motor / action systems. The MSc programme at Edinburgh has special strengths in real-world scene perception, vision and action, and the role and eye movements and attention in human vision.
For more information, please visit:
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Miss Toni Noble
Postgraduate Secretary
School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences The University of Edinburgh Teviot Place (Doorway 1) Edinburgh
EH8 9AG
Tel No: +44 (0)131 651 3188
Fax No: +44 (0)131 651 3190
www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/pgProspective Students:
http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/pg/Prospective.htm